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Italian paleopathologist Valentina Giuffra has been studying the skeletons of nine children born to the Medici family in Florence during the Renaissance. She tells anchor Marco Werman that their bones showed signs of rickets.

The recent passage of a controversial law that provides free contraception has called into question the Church's social and political influence in the Philippines. It's also put the spotlight on activists who have been challenging the Church's power.

An estimated 1.7 percent of people in greater Toronto cycle to work. That's a low figure compared to other large North American cities listed. Many European cities such as Berlin, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam leave Toronto in the dust.

Our Geo Quiz Monday takes us to a river in southern Africa where Paul Templer was leading a canoe safari back in 1996. He can't easily forget what happened: He was half swallowed by a hippo and lived to tell the tale.

Maybe you're among the lucky soccer fans travelling to Brazil to experience World Cup 2014 — or more likely you're watching as many of the the beautiful games as you can on cable. In any case there are 32 teams representing 32 countries that have earned the right to compete in Brazil. So how do you pick a World Cup team to cheer for?

In a small village two days from Addis Ababa is an alternative pilgrimage destination for Ethiopians who can't afford to go to Mecca. It's been a flashpoint in recent conflicts between Wahabi and Sufi Muslims in the country.